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Definition(s) for: 精神

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
精神 jīng shén - spirit
- mind
- consciousness
- thought
- mental
- psychological
- essence
- gist
- CL:個|个[ge4]
精神 jīng shen - vigor; vitality
- spirited
- good-looking

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 3 763 521 875

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jīng- essence
- extract
- vitality
- energy
- semen
- sperm
- mythical goblin spirit
- highly perfected
- elite
- the pick of sth
- proficient (refined ability)
- extremely (fine)
- selected rice (archaic)
shén- God
shén- god; deity
- supernatural; magical; mysterious
- spirit; mind; energy
- lively; expressive
- look; expression
- (coll.) awesome; amazing

Other Words Containing 精神

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
精神 4 3 763 521 875
精神病 - 7 3,991 11,796 11,374
精神病院 - - 5,981 29,419 16,076
精神焕发 - - 27,053 56,017 46,375
精神性 - - 42,587 64,109 74,405
精神抖擞 - - 49,767 32,594 23,391
抖擞精神 - - 64,095 78,987 72,967